Class Cultist

Cultist

"With the help of ancient rituals and sacrifices, the cultist gains the attention of the cursed spirits

and outsiders, and inevitably they are drawn into the service of the dark gods"

The Dark Cultist existed in various D&D publications as a plot move. Giving them a class in add-ons that use them will typically be an evil cleric or possibly a warlock. This works for some kinds of cultists, and you can use the evil druid as another possible path. But none of them really gets to the point (IMO) when it comes to the truly forbidden Malediktor or the Lovecraft cultists of the Great Ancients. These people are not heroes, and they show up as something much rougher and more subtle.

In terms of existing DnD archetypes, cultists (in terms of how they live) are most comparable to druids, however, instead of being drawn into nature and its gods, they are drawn into worlds alien to Faerunu, and their unknown, forgotten gods; in any case, they tend to live away from civilized society in order to develop their powers properly. The cultists' ability to use dark forbidden magic makes them feel like warlocks, but instead of treaties, they learn what Larian calls shadow magic and gain access to limited lists of spells from that world.

A cultist is a role-playing class, as their worldview would be chaotic and ungood; if not evil in its beginning, it eventually becomes evil. They are not social beings in any civilized sense, certainly not the "face" of the Party, and would probably prefer to work with their own minions or new Initiates who are still in some way attached to society. Manipulating a more socially capable mercenary to deal with others is probably the only way they can defile along Faerun without being rejected - or worse!

Abilities

The cultist's primary attribute is wisdom, which is also used for his ability to cast spells. Their secondary attribute is dexterity, for the same reasons wizards use it. Initially suggested default scheme:

Strength: 10, Dexterity: 15, Constitution: 13, Intelligence: 12, Wisdom: 17, Charisma: 8

Features

classThe cultist's main class features are the disciplines that concern his ability to cast spells:

Wisdom Pronunciation: You use your Wisdom as your primary ability to cast spells.

Dungeon Spells: You get spells from your domain. They're always ready.

Dark Gnosis: You gain shadow spell slots that are restored when you rest for a long time.However, you can also use the Dark Gnosis to gain a slot that allows you to cast a shadow spell

the true dark cultists are created by unique life experiences, and what they learn is not presented in the same way as a normal profession, so certain abilities will only be gained when the cultist launches as a new character, and the following will not appear in a multi-class cultist:

Malicious Birth: This character's traumatic early life made him resistant to mental damage.

Cursed flesh: protective symbols were engraved on your skin. As long as you don't wear armor, you add a wisdom modifier to your armor class.Skills

: daggers, short swords, yatagans, spears, staff, light armor, medium armor, shields.

Skills

which cultists can use in Mysteries, Deception, History, Insight, Medicine, Perception, Belief, Religion, Hand Dexterity, Survival and Stealth as their skill with skill.

Progress

Although the cultist is limited in the maximum level of spells he can cast (IV), his available spell cells move a little more aggressively than the wizard's. Available cantrips and spells are limited to those listed below, but additional unique Domain spells are learned at the appropriate levels. Divine charges can be obtained from 2 levels, and by 11 levels the cultist will receive a total of five of them.

Level 1

Dark Gnosis: Two Slots

1st Spell Level: Select 3 Cantrips and 3 1st-level spells.

Divinity Charges 2

levels: +1

Dark Gnosis: One Level 1 Slot

Spells: Select one additional spell, and you can exchange an existing spell for another.

Divinity Charges 3

levels: +1

Dark Gnosis: One Level 1, Two Slots

2 Spell Levels: Select one additional spell, and you can exchange an existing spell for another.

Deity's actions: Tonic Rapport, Horror

Stark Passive effect: Dark vision

Spell Dungeon: Darkness, Silence

Level 4

Dark Gnosis: Two Slots

2 levels New skill: List

Standard skills Level 5:

Kantrip: (Fatal arrow gets one extra arrow per use)

Darkness Gnosis: Two Slots

3 levels of Deity Action: Creation of Tulpa

Passive feat: Sacrifice (When you kill an enemy, nearby allies gain temporary health points equal to your Wisdom modifier).

Dungeon Spell: Talk to the Dead

Level 6

Deity Charges: +1

Dark Gnosis: Two Slots

3 Kantrip levels: Select an additional Kantrip spell

: Select one additional spell and you can exchange an existing spell for another.

Actions of the deity: Shield of evil, Psychic face

7

Level Dark gnosis: one level 4 spell

Spells: Select one additional spell, and you can exchange an existing spell for another.

Dungeon Spells: Disgusting Gown, Terrible Black Void

Level 8

Dark Gnosis: One 4th-level spell

Spells: Select one additional spell, and you can exchange an existing spell for another.

Passive effect: Superior vision

Darkness New Skill: List

standard 9th level skills

Deity charges: +1

Spells: Select one additional spell, and you can exchange an existing spell for another.

Deity's Actions: The View of Doom, Dryer

Level 10

Kantrip: Select an additional Kantrip (Rock Arrow gets one additional arrow for each use)

Spells: You can exchange an existing spell for another.

Passive: Blackest Wisdom: You have been initiated into the darkest mysteries and take advantage of all wisdom saves. Wisdom increases by 1, to a maximum of 20.

11th

Chanel Level Divinity Charge: +1

Spells: You can exchange an existing spell for another.

Deity's Actions: Black Hole Possession Spells

: Deposing the throne

Spells of the 12th

Level: Select one additional spell, and you can exchange an existing spell for another.

New skill: List of standard skills

Kantrips

Arrow of Rock, Guidance, Blade guard, Resistance, Small illusion, Flame production, Wizard's hand

Spells available:

Level 1: Curse, Human Charm, Command, Wound Healing, Regret Curse, Dark Miasmas, Dissonant Whisper, Fake Life, Find Familiar, Fog Cloud, Wound Infliction, Jump, Slash, Sleep, Wrath Punishment.

Level 2: Blindness, Quiet Emotions, Cloud of Daggers, Crown of Madness, Captivity, Human Retention, Invisibility, Mirror Reflection, Ghost Power, Prayer of Healing, Ray of Weakness, Split, Defensive Link.

Level 3: Animate the Dead, Curse, Gaseous Form, Fear, Hadar's Hunger, Hypnotic Pattern, Mass Healing Word, Remove Curse, Slow Down.

Level 4: Mor, Confusion, Dimension Door, Evard's Black Tentacles, Greater Invisibility, Guardian of Faith (necrotic damage), Ice Storm, Ghost Killer.

Launching equipment

Wizard's robes, Gith's short sword, and other items are common standard items.

In the nautiloid's training chest (potion) there is a very optional weapon of the cultist:

.. it may or may not be druniazt. If you suspect that this is the case, then of course you are crazy, because this sword has been lost for centuries.